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Martin Truex Jr. set the pace in opening Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Friday.
Truex drove the Furniture Row Racing No. 78 Toyota to a best lap of 193.500 mph around the 1.5-mile track. The 85-minute session was the first on-track activity ahead of Sunday’s Kobalt 400 (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX, PRN, SiriusXM), the first of three races in the NASCAR Goes West swing.
Brad Keselowski, a winner last weekend at Atlanta, was second-fastest in the Team Penske No. 2 Ford at 192.995 mph. Keselowski is the defending race winner, having prevailed in two of the last three Vegas events for NASCAR’s premier series.
Jimmie Johnson, a four-time Vegas winner, clocked the third-fastest lap at 192.988 mph in the Hendrick Motorsports No. 48 Chevrolet. Chip Ganassi Racing’s Kyle Larson and Joe Gibbs Racing’s Matt Kenseth completed the top five.
Daytona 500 winner Kurt Busch, a Las Vegas native, was 20th-fastest in the Stewart-Haas Racing No. 41 Ford.
Coors Light Pole Qualifying to set the field is scheduled later Friday (7:45 p.m. ET, FS2).